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Saudi Aramco signs deals to build the GCC’s biggest shipyard

The 4.3 square kilometre shipyard will be located at Ras Al Khair

Path cleared for Congress to consider US arms sale to Riyadh

US lawmakers introduced legislation last week seeking to block about $500m of a $110bn arms sale to Saudi

Russia’s Putin meets Saudi prince, hails partnership on oil, Syria

It was the second meeting between the two men over the past year

Two Saudi policemen hurt in bomb blast

Monday’s attack was the second in two weeks targeting security forces in Awamiya

Saudi deputy crown prince to meet Putin in Russia

The two leaders will hold talks on issues of mutual interest

Saudi foreign assets reach their lowest level since 2011

The kingdom’s foreign assets kept falling in April amid heavy overseas borrowing

Video: Saudi’s entertainment authority uses 300 drones for Ramadan message

The drones created a Ramadan greeting in Arabic in Jeddah

Saudi’s Alawwal Bank picks JPMorgan to advise on merger with SABB

SABB and Alawwal said on April 25 they had agreed to start talks on a merger

Saudi to begin imposing tobacco, soft drinks tax in June

Entities who withhold information or violate regulations will face fines of up to SAR50,000

Six killed, over 80 injured in major accident in Saudi

The accident took place when five buses collided on the Madinah-Qassim highway

Saudi cleaning firm forced to pay delayed salaries to hundreds of workers

Saudi’s labour ministry followed up on worker unrest at the company’s premises

UN slams erasing of “cultural heritage” in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia has said that the redevelopment of old Awamiya was part of a plan to modernise the area

General Electric signs $267m deal to build gas turbines in Saudi Arabia

The agreement follows an announcement by GE during US President Donald Trump’s visit last weekend

Saudi authorities approve 7 Haj projects

Makkah Emir Prince Khaled Al-Faisal signed the agreements

Revealed: Top 10 banks in Saudi Arabia

The kingdom’s biggest listed banks, as ranked by total asset size

Russia beats Saudi as top China oil supplier for second month

Saudi arrivals to China in April were down 3.9 per cent from a year ago

Saudi businesses with revenue exceeding SAR375,000 to pay VAT from Jan

Failure to pay the tax could result in a fine or jail for company executives

India could invest in Aramco IPO to strengthen ties

Indian state refiners plan to set up a refining venture with Saudi Aramco

Saudi launches new platform ‘HUB1006’ to support SMEs and start-ups, provide more jobs

The new platform aims to “remove bureaucratic barriers associated with growing a business in Saudi Arabia”

Budget pressure likely to keep Saudis propping up oil price

Saudi Arabia will go into the meeting of OPEC and non-OPEC producers on May 25 determined to maximise its oil revenue, analysts and economists say

Melania Trump hails “empowerment of women” at Saudi company visit

“It is about finding the balance,” she told female employees at a General Electric all-female service centre

Boeing signs military, commercial deals with Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is seeking closer defence and commercial ties with the United States under Trump

Trump speech in Riyadh: Arab leaders must fight ‘Islamist extremism’

Trump described the fight against terrorism as a battle between good and evil

Saudi says enough steps taken to bring oil prices to five-year balance by 2018

Oil producers are extending the current agreement on global oil supply cuts until March next year

GCC states, US to sign agreement against terror financing

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will sign the MoU in Riyadh

Saudi billionaire Olayan outlines difficulties in absorbing reforms

Olayan said the pace of change had been too fast for some companies in the private sector

Under fire in Washington, Trump receives warm welcome in Saudi

Trump is to deliver a speech in Riyadh on Sunday and attend a meeting of GCC leaders

US, Saudi firms sign multi-billion dollar deals during Trump visit

Energy minister Khalid al-Falih said deals involving all companies totalled over $200bn

Saudi Aramco to sign deals with US firms during Trump visit

Deals are expected to be signed with US companies such as Schlumberger, Halliburton, Baker Hughes and Weatherford

Saudi launches military industries company seeking to employ 40,000 by 2030

The company will work in repair and maintenance of planes as well as in the manufacture of unmanned aircraft